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Liver
The liver is a reddish brown gland that secretes digestive juices to aid in the digestion and absorption of food.
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How many jobs does the liver have?
The human liver performs a variety of tasks within the human body. For instance, the liver aids in digestion and the function of the immune system. Additionally, the liver aids in metabolism.
The hepatocytes in the liver produce bile, which then flows through the left and right hepatic ducts to the common hepatic duct. Once the common hepatic duct is filled, the bile flows into the cystic duct and then into the gallbladder where it is stored. The gallbladder allows the bile to flow back into the cystic duct and then the common bile duct which empties into the duodenum.
Is the liver chemical or mechanical?
Does the liver mechanically break down food or does it chemically do it? It's not a muscle so it doesn't break down food mechanically, but it does secrete chemicals that help to break food down, like bile, which is stored in the gall bladder and released to help break down fats and make them more soluble so that they can be absorbed by the body.
What can you do for your dog with liver disease?
Find out if dogs can take vitamins there are vitamins that help the liver. I am not sure if they can cure any body or a dog, however they help the liver function.
They will be removed by the excretory system.
What are the parts of the stomach of the bee?
first o all it is the thorax and abdomen and wax glands first o all it is the thorax and abdomen and wax glands
What substances would you find in the blood leading away from the small intestine towards to liver?
This blood is carried by the hepatic portal vein and has a high glucose content as well as higher fat and protein contents.
Does your liver have pain receptors?
No.. The capsule has pain receptors which are activated when it is stretched
Cirrhosis gets worse over time and can become potentially life threatening
What a function of caudate lobe?
Budd-Chiari syndrome, caused by occlusion of hepatic venous outflow, can lead to hypertrophy of the caudate lobe due to its own caval anastomosis that allows for continued function of this lobe of the liver.
Someone with liver failure will in particular have problems with the digestion and absorption of?
fats
Surrey County Council in the UK issued the warning
' ragwort is also harmful to humans . It can enter the bloodstream through the skin: protective clothing MUST be worn when handling the plant'
When you have 60 percent of your liver but have cirrhosis of the liver?
It means that 60% of your liver is currently functioning normally, but the other 40% has stopped functioning and is cirrhotic. (Not that your liver is distinctly split 60:40, with one side working but the other not - cirrhotic cells will be interspersed with normal cells). Your liver can regenerate itself with just 5% left working, however cirrhotic cells will remain (i.e the cannot be reabsorbed by the body). If this does happen, it may mean having part of the cirrhotic liver surgically removed.
Do liver spots disappear on their own without any treatment?
No, because the skin is permantenly damaged.
What is the fucntion of liver?
When the blood glucose concentration becomes excessive; liver converts the glucose into glycogen. Liver converts the glycogen back to the glucose when energy is needed.
2: Metabolism
Liver is responsible for the metabolism of proteins and fats. It synthesizes blood clotting factors and stores various types of vitamins.
3:Bile secretion
The hypatocystes (cells) of liver secrete bile. The bile is stored in gallbladder.The bile duct of liver and cystic duct of gallbladder form common bile duct. The common bile duct join the pancreatic duct, the bile from common bile duct and pancreatic juice from pancreatic duct empty into duodenum (of small intestine) through the sphincter of oddi (valve) if it is opened. The opening of this valve is controlled by a hormone called Cholecystokinin.
Bile juice helps in emulsificaton of fats.
Bile is alkaline solution. Its molecules have dual nature (one end is attracted to water molecule while other is attracted to fat molecule). Thus its molecules remain in between water molecules and fat molecules (emulsification process).
If bile molecules were not present between fats and water, the fat molecules would be repelled by water molecules and be attracted to each other. The fat molecules would merge together because fats are insoluble in water. The merged fats would not be easily broken down with lipase (fat digesting enzyme).
4:Breakdown of old red blood cells
Liver breaks down the old red blood cells into bilurubin. Bilurubin is excreted in bile and urine.
5: Detoxification
Liver contains macrophages called Kupffer cells. These cells engulf and breakdown toxic matter such as microorganisms, dead cells and chemicals. Kupffer cells ingest microorganism by phagocytosis. The engulfed microorganism is called phagosome. Lysosmes in the cytoplasm of kupffer cell, fuse with the phagosome and release digestive enzymes. These enzymes breakdown and kill the microorganism.
But how does kupffer cell identify toxic matter?
There are receptors for the toxic matter on the surface of kupffer cells. The harmful particle and these receptors of kupffer cell can fit together like pieces of a puzzle. The harmful particle is then engulfed by kupffer cell.
Why is the liver called hepar?
Hepar is the latin name for liver. It is in the nominative (subject) form. We are more familiar with the genitive form hepatis, from which medical terms are derived.
How many livers can you grow in a lifetime?
I'm pretty sure you only have one liver, but you can cut 3/4 of it off and it'll grow back, so I guess that depends on how long you live. Talk to your doctor about this. I'm sure he/she will give a more satisfactory answer.
Does the liver have vacuoles which contain cell sap?
Yes, these are called the hepatic lobules.
All cells contain cell-sap containing vacuoles.
